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Household of Alexander Mercer (born 1853, Roxburghshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Scotland

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Alexander Mercer and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Mercer, born in 1853 in Bowden, Roxburghshire, consisted of 4 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Johanna Mercer, born in 1852 in Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Margaret (born 1878 in Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Janet (born 1880 in Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Mercer's household

Male

Alexander

Mercer

Head
Female

Johanna

Mercer

Wife
Female

Margaret

Mercer

Daughter
Female

Janet

Mercer

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Mercer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Bowden, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Mercer

Head

Married

28

1853

Bowden, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Johanna

Mercer

Wife

Married

29

1852

Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Margaret

Mercer

Daughter

-

3

1878

Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Janet

Mercer

Daughter

-

1

1880

Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Scotland

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